October 22, 2010
Relaxation Tips Newsletter
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I'm Candi, with Inner Health Studio. Welcome to Edition 24 of Inner Health Studio Relaxation Tips.
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In This Issue...
Inner Health Studio Updates and News
New Relaxation Scripts
Tip of the Month: October is National Occupational Therapy Month
Inner Health Studio Updates and News
As you may know, I am an occupational therapist. October is National Occupational Therapy Month! In this newsletter, I'll describe what occupational therapy is and how it can help you.
New Relaxation Scripts
Biofeedback Therapy
Biofeedback therapy is a way to get feedback from the body to measure how relaxed you are. This exercise uses simple biofeedback therapy you can do easily at home.
Relaxation to Stop Biting the Inside of the Mouth
This relaxation script will help you to stop biting the inside of the mouth. This behaviour is a common problem that can occur with boredom, stress, anxiety, or simply out of habit.
Depersonalization
Depersonalization is the experience of feeling disconnected from your environment or body. This relaxation script will help to you to become calm, connected, and fully present.
Relaxation for Positive Self-Image
This relaxation for positive self image helps to increase positive thinking, healthy self-concept, confidence, and self-esteem.
Martial Arts Training Guided Imagery for Kickboxing or Muay Thai
Guided mental rehearsal of various punching and kicking techniques for martial arts training to help prepare for Kickboxing or Muay Thai martial arts competition.
Marial Arts Competition Guided Imagery for Kickboxing or Muay Thai
This guided imagery script involves mental rehearsal to prepare for martial arts competition in kickboxing or Muay Thai, become comfortable with combinations, and increase confidence.
Tip of the month: October is National Occupational Therapy Month
October is Occupational Therapy Month. You may wonder - what is occupational therapy?
Occupation is anything that occupies your time, including taking care of yourself and others, doing productive tasks, and enjoying life.
Occupational therapy is a rehabilitation profession that focuses on helping clients successfully do the occupations of living. Working in mental health, I focus on helping clients do the things that they need and want to do in life. This may involve working on specific skills (such as cooking, budgeting, problem-solving, or communicating), targeting symptoms (like low mood, anxiety, or low self-esteem), and developing healthy coping strategies.
Life is diverse. So is occupational therapy. Occupational therapists work in a variety of settings, and job duties can vary widely according to their specific area of focus.
For example, occupational therapy may involve:
- making a splint to help decrease wrist pain
- assessing the setup of a bathroom to ensure the client can bathe safely
- getting a client a wheelchair to get around in
- helping someone learn to feed himself again after a stroke
- exercises to help a client regain hand strength and movement to return to work
- relaxation techniques to help clients manage stress
Notice that each of the examples involve helping clients live life more effectively, whether by adapting the environment, improving safety, teaching skills, or otherwise allowing clients overcome barriers.
How Occupational Therapy Can Help
Are you dissatisfied with any areas of your life? Occupational therapy can help you improve the quality of your life by enhancing skills, removing barriers, and changing the way you do various activities.
For example, relaxation is an occupation. You can become less stressed, more calm, and healthier by enhancing your skills in this area. You can learn relaxation skills to become better and better at relaxation to improve the quality of your life.
Find out more about occupational therapy here.